HOT SPOTS

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HOT SPOTS

• Which are your HOT SPOTS?
• What are you best at?

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What does your brain look like?

• Did you know your brain has two sides.
• A left hand side and
• A right hand side.
• The funny thing is that the right hand side of
  your brain controls the left hand side of your
  body and vice versa,

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The right hand side of your brain.

• Creativity
• Visualisation
• Patterns
• Images and Pictures
• Music
• Rhyme and Rhythm
• Art
• The big picture

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The left hand side of your brain

• Words language
• Numbers
• Logic
• Sequences
• Writing
• Reading
• Maths
• Fine detail

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Whole brain learning

• We learn best when we use our whole brain.
• Have you tried Brain Gym?
• This helps our brains work better.
• It increases the blood flow to our brains and so
  the brain gets more oxygen our brains like this.

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Look after your brain

• Our brains like the rest of our bodies becomes
  dehydrated if we do not drink enough water.

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And feed it well

• Eat a healthy diet. Plenty of fruit and
  vegetables, fish and lean meat nourish the brain
  and help it to learn.

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Its not so keen on

• Fizzy pop
• Too many fatty foods.
• Too many sweets or crisps.

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All exercise helps the brain.
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The Curriculum League

• There is definitely a Premier League of
  subjects.
• If the subject is in this league it is deemed to
  be important

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In primary schools we want all subjects to be
important.

• We do not want a literate and numerate
  society that knows nothing about.
• Where we came from?
• Why we do what we do?
• Why we see beauty in some things ?

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We think children have the right to

• Know about the past
• Know about where they live and other places
• Paint and draw and make art and artefacts
• Sing and make music
• Run and jump and take part in sport

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WORD SMART

• I am good at writing
• I am good at reading
• I am good at word games
• I am good at story telling

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2d/3d SMART

• I am good at making models
• I am good at computer games
• I am good at hitting a target
• I am good at drawing and painting

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NATURE SMART

• I am good at helping in the natural world
• I am good at caring for and knowing about birds
  and animals
• I am good at growing plants
• I am good at recycling

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BODY SMART

• I am good at ball games
• I am good at dance
• I am good at gymnastics
• I am good at martial arts

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PEOPLE SMART

• I am good at being a caring and sharing friend
• I am good at working in a group and being a team
  player
• I am good at leading a group
• I am good at understanding how people feel.

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NUMBER SMART

• I am good at problem solving
• I am good at number/ logic puzzles
• I am good at calculating
• I am good at estimating

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MUSIC SMART

• I am good at listening to music
• I am good at playing and recognising instruments
• I am good at singing
• I am good at keeping a steady rhythm

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SELF SMART

• I am good at working alone
• I am good at knowing what I am good at
• I am good at knowing how my brain works
• I am good at controlling my feelings

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PRACTICAL SMART

• I am good at understanding how things work
• I am good at making And taking things apart
• I am good at mending things
• I am good at using my hands